Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 20: Practice: word power · Set 336 · 40 questions

Word tip (Name the skill first): Read the question and decide which skill it tests. Use that lesson’s method: swap test for synonyms, opposite end for antonyms, meaning for homophones, split the word for prefixes and suffixes. Check your answer by reading it back in the sentence.

1. 1.Choose the best word: The farmer ___ rice in his field in the rainy season. (a) cooks (b) paints (c) plants (d) reads
2. 2.Which word means the same as “repair”? (a) laugh (b) fix (c) choose (d) break
3. 3.Which word means the same as “scared”? (a) afraid (b) angry (c) rich (d) hungry
4. 4.Which word means “not kind”? (a) miskind (b) diskind (c) unkind (d) prekind
5. 5.Which word means the same as “sad”? (a) quick (b) rich (c) unhappy (d) tall
6. 6.Pick the right word: I ate a juicy ___ after lunch. (a) pair (b) pear
7. 7.Fill the gap: A bouquet is a bunch of ___. (a) ships (b) cows (c) flowers (d) wolves
8. 8.Fill the gap: A pod is a group of ___. (a) bees (b) keys (c) cows (d) whales
9. 9.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “failure”? (a) question (b) victory (c) journey (d) success
10. 10.Pick the right word: There are seven days in a ___. (a) weak (b) week
11. 11.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) lucky again (b) not lucky (c) lucky wrongly (d) lucky before
12. 12.Pick the right word: Vegetarians do not eat ___. (a) meet (b) meat
13. 13.Which word is the antonym (opposite) of “lend”? (a) arrive (b) borrow (c) float (d) sing
14. 14.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shout – yell (b) mend – repair (c) include – exclude (d) happy – glad
15. 15.Which word means “one who paints”? (a) paints (b) painting (c) painted (d) painter
16. 16.Which pair of words are synonyms? (a) day – night (b) friend – enemy (c) push – pull (d) friend – pal
17. 17.What is the feminine of “nephew”? (a) daughter (b) niece (c) aunt (d) sister
18. 18.Which suffix means “without”? (a) -ness (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -less
19. 19.Make a compound word: post + ___ (a) tree (b) milk (c) rice (d) man
20. 20.Which word means the same as “mischievous”? (a) naughty (b) polite (c) sleepy (d) obedient
21. 21.Fill the gap: The young one of a swan is a ___. (a) kid (b) cygnet (c) cub (d) foal
22. 22.Make a compound word: wheel + ___ (a) chair (b) milk (c) pen (d) tree
23. 23.Which suffix means “full of”? (a) -less (b) -er (c) -ful (d) -ly
24. 24.Fill the gap: A team is a group of ___. (a) grapes (b) cows (c) players (d) ships
25. 25.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) big – large (b) brave – cowardly (c) quick – fast (d) brave – bold
26. 26.What is the masculine of “waitress”? (a) hero (b) waiter (c) host (d) actor
27. 27.Which is a compound word? (a) animal (b) pencil (c) teacher (d) snowman
28. 28.Make a compound word: pan + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) tree (d) cake
29. 29.What is the feminine of “father”? (a) sister (b) aunt (c) mother (d) niece
30. 30.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) glad – happy (b) talk – speak (c) cheap – expensive (d) jump – leap
31. 31.Which word means “the state of being sick”? (a) sickly (b) sicker (c) sicken (d) sickness
32. 32.Choose the best word: The festival lights made the street look ___. (a) empty (b) dull (c) dark (d) bright
33. 33.Which word means “place wrongly”? (a) replace (b) misplace (c) displace (d) unplace
34. 34.Which pair of words are antonyms (opposites)? (a) shut – close (b) begin – start (c) arrive – reach (d) arrive – depart
35. 35.Which word means “one who dances”? (a) dances (b) dancing (c) dancer (d) danced
36. 36.Which prefix means “not”? (a) mis- (b) pre- (c) un- (d) re-
37. 37.Add the suffix: dance + er = ? (a) dancar (b) danceer (c) dansor (d) dancer
38. 38.Pick the right word: The ___ of this bag is five kilograms. (a) wait (b) weight
39. 39.Fill the gap: An eaglet is the young one of an ___. (a) ant (b) ox (c) owl (d) eagle
40. 40.Make a compound word: honey + ___ (a) pen (b) shoe (c) chair (d) bee

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